Background

Mr. Gerald B. Smith co-founded Smith, Graham & Co. Investment Advisors, L.P. in 1990 and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1990. Mr. Smith has been Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Smith Graham & Co., since 1990. He has extensive financial, operational, management, investment and risk-management experience. He served as Senior Vice President and Director of Fixed Income for Underwood Neuhaus & Company. He served as the Lead Independent ... Director/Presiding Non-Management Director of Cooper Industries plc. Mr. Smith has been a Director of New York Life Insurance Co., since November 1, 2012. He has been an Independent Director of Eaton Corporation plc since November 30, 2012. He serves as Director of Viking Gas Transmission Company. He serves as a Director of Greater Houston Partnership. He has been Trustee of various funds of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds since 2000. He had been a Director of the Cooper Industries since 2000. He has been Director of Oneok, Inc., since 2009. He served as Trustee at Laudus Trust - Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund since January 2004. Mr. Smith served as a Director of ONEOK Partners GP, LLC until May 22, 2013. He served as a Director of ONEOK Inc., from August 2009 to May 22, 2013. He served as a Director of Oneok Partners gp, llc, General partner of ONEOK Partners, L.P. since 2003. He served as a Director of the Fund Management Board of Robeco Group, Rorento N.V. (Netherlands). He served as a Director of Pennzoil-Quaker State Company. He is also a Member of the Federal Reserve Bank Board—Dallas District—Houston Branch. He is the Chairman of the Texas Southern University Foundation. Mr. Smith holds a BBA degree in Finance from Texas Southern University.

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